Agency-listedUSFSFree
Hot Springs
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · OR · 43.71772, -121.20108
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Ask about this camp →U.S. Forest Service lists this site. On most of their ground you can camp away from developed sites pretty much anywhere — so treat this as a known-good spot, not the only one allowed. The unit sets stay limits and how far off road and water you must be. What changes is conditions — roads, gates, closures, fire rules. Check those with the unit before you commit to the drive.
USGS topo — contours & terrain
Aerial — USGS / NAIP
Weather outlook — at Hot Springs
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 6,417 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Hot SpringsNIFC · AirNow
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Active wildfires from NIFC (within ~50 mi); air quality from AirNow. Always confirm current fire restrictions with the managing office before you go.
Everything you need — measured from Hot Springs · Deschutes National Forest · OR
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- DDump1 mi
- WWater11 mi
- LLaundry14 mi
- ShShower14 mi
- EVEV fast charger14 mi
- FFuel14 mi
- GGrocery14 mi
- MMechanic14 mi
- RxPharmacy15 mi
- +Urgent care15 mi
- @Mail15 mi
- HHardware16 mi
- OOutfitter16 mi
- PPropane22 mi
- AAir-up22 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 14 mi out.
One dot per need — the nearest of each kind, straight-line from camp. Places from OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors); the EV fast charger from the US DOE station locator. Open in Google Maps ↗
The site — Hot Springs
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
6,417 ft
State
OR
Coordinates
43.71772, -121.20108
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Hot Springs · Deschutes National Forest · OR (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureEast Lake (water) · nearby
- Nearest townThree Rivers · ~14.8 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelTowne Pump · ~15.6 mi
- Propane / LPGTumalo Country Store · ~30.5 mi
- Dump station~0.6 mi
- GroceriesRay's Food Place · ~15.4 mi
- PharmacyWalgreens · ~15.3 mi
- Hospital / clinicBend Healing Laser Therapy · ~23.3 mi
- HardwareHarbor Freight Tools · ~22.1 mi
EV charging — from Hot Springs · Deschutes National Forest · OR — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger13.6 mi straight-line W — 52530 US-97, La Pine, OR · EV Connect · CHAdeMO, CCS · 2 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach11 within 25 mi · 22 within 50 · 63 within 100 · 270 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)22.6 mi — Bend, OR - Tesla Supercharger, Bend
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)16.3 mi — LODGE EV STATION 1, Sunriver, OR · ChargePoint Network · J1772 · 1 Level 2 port listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily
- Pricing at the fast chargernot listed
- Power (kW)not listed by AFDC — “DC fast” spans roughly 24 to 350 kW, so ask the network.
- Read this honestlyStraight-line miles, like every distance on this site. Roads run longer than this, and you have to get back. We know where a charger is listed. We don’t know if it works today, how fast it is, or the road miles. Check the network before you commit.
Snapshot 2026-09-16 · AFDC record 351518 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Hot Springs · Deschutes National Forest · OR — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletHot Springs · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletHot Springs Boating · ~0.2 mi NE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletEast Lake Boating · ~0.5 mi W · USFS
- Flush restroomEast Lake · ~0.5 mi W · USFS
Open Hot Springs elsewhere
Other camps near Hot Springs
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- East Lake~0.5 mi · fee
- Cinder Hill~0.9 mi · fee
- Little Crater~2.2 mi · fee
- Newberry Group~2.9 mi · fee
The unit that manages Hot Springs
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Hot Springs are set by Deschutes National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Hot Springs
Source
U.S. Forest Service recreation data
Confidence
Likely — The record is good enough to put a pin on, but thin in places. Treat the details as a starting point, not gospel.
How it was placed
Free but developed (not dispersed) - review
EV chargers
US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center station locator, snapshot 2026-09-16. Straight-line miles to the nearest public, open, unrestricted station; restricted and planned units are shown but never counted.
Field check
On the agency's books. The land manager inventoried this site, so its existence is not in question — current conditions are. Nobody from here has camped it recently.
What we don’t know about Hot Springs
A land record can put you within a few meters of a spot. It cannot tell you any of this — so check it yourself, and treat anything below as the open question it is.
- Road surface & last-mile access
- How many rigs actually fit
- Cell coverage by carrier
- Seasonal & winter access
- Current fire restrictions
- Whether any water here is drinkable
- Shade & wind exposure
- Noise and who else shows up
- Whether a listed EV charger works today, or the road miles to it
Before you go — Hot Springs
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →Getting unstuck →All field notes →
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